Kamran Masih’s home and business were reportedly targeted by a mob after a blasphemy accusation in October 2026. The case raises concerns about community protection, digital evidence and due...
Repeated reports of sexual-offence suspects sustaining similar “own gunfire” injuries during CCD arrests have raised serious questions about due process, police use of force and independent accountability in Punjab.
Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar was accused of blasphemy in Umerkot in September 2024. Police claimed he died in a shootout, but a Sindh government inquiry later found the encounter had...
Abdul Ali was moved to a fortified police station in Quetta after hundreds demanded he be handed over over a blasphemy allegation. A police officer allegedly entered posing as...
Muhammad Ismail, a tourist from Punjab, was detained for protection after a blasphemy allegation in Madyan in June 2024. A mob stormed the police station, took him from custody...
Nazir Masih, an elderly Christian businessman, was severely beaten during a mob attack in Sargodha in May 2024 after allegations of Quran desecration. He died from his injuries on...
Blasphemy allegations against two Christian men triggered widespread violence in Jaranwala in August 2023. More than 20 churches and scores of Christian homes were attacked, burned or damaged.
Maulana Nigar Alam, a Muslim cleric, was killed by a mob at a political rally in Mardan in May 2023 after some participants interpreted words in his concluding prayer...
A Chinese engineer accused of blasphemy at the Dasu Hydropower Project in 2023 was protected by police as crowds mobilized. He reached court safely and was later granted bail.
Muhammad Waris was already in police custody when a mob stormed Warburton Police Station in Nankana Sahib in 2023, dragged him from his cell and lynched him over a...
